If the area being developed, or any part thereof, is located within the boundary of a designated flood hazard areas, as delineated on FEMA maps for Colleton County, adequate plans and specifications for protection from flooding shall be provided as herein required:

A. Not to Be Expanded.

1. Any plat which contains land subject to flooding shall be accompanied by evidence that no appreciable expansion of the area subject to flooding would result from the proposed land development, and that the proposed development will be adequately protected from inundation without appreciable interference with the flow of any watercourse or into an impounding basin.

2. In no case shall any fill, levee, or other protective works be approved unless sufficient compensating adjustments of waterways, ditches, or impounding basins are made to prevent any appreciable expansion of flood hazard areas.

B. Streets Subject to Flooding. The centerline of all streets should be at least on the ten-year flood line. (Ord. 99-O-25 § 7.9, 1999)